Nehemiah 9:3
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
סֵפֶר
çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
תּוֹרָה
tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
רְבִיעִי
rᵉbîyʻîy
fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
רְבִיעִי
rᵉbîyʻîy
fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
יָדָה
yâdâh
physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha...
שָׁחָה
shâchâh
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
יָדָה yâdâh
physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
Study H3034 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →שָׁחָה shâchâh
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
Study H7812 →סֵפֶר çêpher
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
Study H5612 →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →Cross References
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